Sad-iron.



No. 845,296. PATENTED FEB. 26', 190

I w. P. FISHER.

SAD IRON. APPLICATION FILED FEB. 14, 1906.

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TINTTE STATEg PATENT FFTCE.

WILLIAM F. FISHER, OF NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT.

SAD-IRON.

To aZZ whom it nwty concern.-

Be it known that I, WILLIAM F. FIsHER, a citizen of the United States, residing at New Britain, in the county of Hartford and State of Connecticut, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Sad-Irons, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in sad-irons; and the objects of my invention are simplicity and economy in construction and convenience and efliciency in use, especially with reference to securely holding a detachable handle so that it will not be accidentally detached.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a side elevation of my sad-iron. Fig. 2 is a sectional plan of the same. Fig. 3 is a sectional elevation of the same on the line m a: of Fig. 2.

A designates the body of the sad-iron, which in general may be of any ordinary form and which is provided with longitudinal ways 4 4 at the top with an open space extending longitudinally between the said ways at the middle portion and top of the said body. At the central portion a hole or socket 5 is formed to serve as a keeper for the handle, latch, or pin 6.

The handle C is or may be of an ordinary form and is provided with a blade-like base 7, that is fitted to slide longitudinally into the space between the ways 4 4 and to enter from either end of the said ways. The said base is also provided with one or more stops 8 8 for striking against the end of the ways or other fixed shoulder on the said body to limit the movement of the handle-base within the said ways. A flat spring 9 is secured by one end to the top of the said handle-base, while the other end of the said spring has secured thereto the catch-pin or handle-latch 6 and its operating-knob 10, the lower end of the said part 6 passing through a hole in the handle-base, as shown in Fig. 3, and normally projecting a little below the under side of the handle-base. The said part 6 is placed a distance from the stops 8 8 corresponding to the distance from the end of the ways to the central hole or keeper 5, whereby the catch-pin or handle-latch 6 will register with the keeper 5 and the said part 6 snap into its locking position, as shown in Fig. 3, whenever the inserted handle-blade is stopped by the said stops. In this position the handle is securely held against accidental displacement. In order to detach the hanl Patented Feb. 26, 1907.

1906. Serial No. 301,010.

die, the catch-pin or handle-latch is withdrawn from its keeper by lifting up the knob or handle 10 and putting the spring 9 under greater tension, then slipping the handlebasc longitudinally out of the ways. In order to prevent lifting the knob or handle 10 so far as to injure the spring 9, the hole for the catch-pin 6 through the handle-base is counterbored to form the shoulder 11, while the said pin is provided with a shoulder 12 for coacting therewith.

It is apparent that some changes from the specific construction herein disclosed may be made, and therefore I do not wish to be understood as limiting myself to the precise form or construction shown and described, but desire the liberty to make such changes in working my invention as may fairly come within the spirit and scope of the same.

I claim as my invention 1. The combination of a sad-iron body having longitudinally-extended ways on its upper face and a keeper-hole between the said ways, with the handle having a handlebase fitted to the said ways, a spring secured by one end to the said handle-base, and a catch-pin and operatingknob secured to the other end of the said spring for engaging the said keeper-hole, the said handle-base having a hole for the latch-pin that is counterbored from the under side to form a downwardlyfacing shoulder, and the said catch-pin having a shoulder for coacting therewith, to prevent lifting the catch-pin so far as to injure the latch-pin spring.

2. The combination of a sad-iron body having at its upper side longitudinal ways that are open from end to end, the said ways also having stop-faces at each end, and the said body having a keeper-hole between the ways at an equal distance from the respective stop-faces, with a detachable handlebase fitted to enter the said ways at either open end, a spring-actuated catch-pin for engaging the said keeper-hole and a stop for coacting with the stop-faces at the respective ends of the said ways, to limit the movement of the handle-base for bringing the said catch-pin into the position for registering with the said keeper-hole when the handlebase is inserted from either end of the said body.

WVILLIAM F. FISHER. Witnesses:

EDWARD OoNNoLLY, Mrs. WM. F. FISHER. 

